Born in Dalian, China, Yuxiao Mu (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator currently based in Kansas City, MO. She earned her MFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and a BFA in Photography from LuXun Academy of Fine Arts in China. Mu’s practice is driven by conceptual ideas surrounding memory, emotion … Read more
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Clint Baclawski is a contemporary artist whose work bridges photography, light, and technology to create immersive environments that challenge perception and redefine space. Using large-format analog film as his foundation, Baclawski reimagines traditional photography through the integration of scrolling mechanics, LED backlighting, and reflective materials—producing monumental light-based installations that unfold across time and architecture. Over … Read more
Andrew Eckhardt is an artist and collaborative printmaker based in Cape Cod, MA. Originally from Australia, they have been based in New England for over a decade. They received their MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and completed the collaborative printer training program at Tamarind Institute. Their work uses printmaking, drawing and photography to … Read more
Trina Urrata creates playful objects and curious scenes inspired by childhood memories and dreams. Her use of glass, a fragile heavy material, to recreate iconic toys or re imagine personal memories evokes a sense of sentiment, wonder and discomfort. She utilizes a variety of techniques to create sculptures and installations in her Boston based studio, … Read more
Ekua Holmes’ work is collage based and her subjects, made from cut and torn papers, investigate family histories, relationship dynamics, childhood impressions, the power of hope, faith, and self-determination. Recalling a quote from American Artist, Romare Bearden, “I do not need to go looking for ‘happenings,’ the absurd or the surreal, because I have seen … Read more
Kate Teale was born in England and moved to New York for graduate studies at CUNY Hunter College, in 1995. Kate showed with Studio10 Gallery and has been in group shows at John Molloy Gallery, Monya Rowe, Jim Kempner, and Gallery Ho in Chelsea, NYC, and at The Boiler; Bushwick Basel with Valentine Gallery; Storefront; Sideshow and Schema Projects. Her … Read more
Drea Cofield is a Brooklyn-based painter whose current practice spans portraiture, and plein air landscapes She is best known for her ongoing Selfie Project, which merges art-historical portraiture with contemporary questions of self-imaging and looking in a digital world. Cofield has exhibited widely, with solo presentations at Kravets Wehby Gallery, Future Fair (NYC), Galleri Urbane (Dallas), … Read more
Jean-Sebastien Vachon is a Boston-based designer and architect, and an alum of MassArt’s Master of Architecture program (Class of 2023). He blends his art and design education with a strong problem-solving mindset, viewing technical rigor as an essential component of design thinking. Growing up in rural Quebec and later living in dense urban environments such … Read more
Olivia Li (she/her) is a working artist/cartoonist. and writer with an MFA in Visual Narrative from the School of Visual Arts in New York and a BFA in Visual and Critical Studies. Olivia is Co-Director and Staff Coordinator of Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE). Olivia’s freelance work includes motion graphics, video production, graphic design, Illustration, … Read more
Alicia Mason-Guild is currently Art Director at WS Development in Chestnut Hill, MA. She was formerly Graphic Design at goodgood Design and Social Media Director at Lindsay Hill Design. Alicia received a BFA in Printmaking and Certificate in Communication Design from MassArt. She also studied UX/UI Design at California Institute of Art.